(LEX 18) — A man in Lexington is facing an animal torture charge after he allegedly stabbed a passerby's dog in the head on Monday, a uniform citation detailed.
According to the citation, an individual was walking down Deweese Street in Lexington around 9 p.m. on March 3 when a man, identified as 20-year-old Dominic Kinnel, came up behind him with a knife and allegedly "stabbed his dog in the head in one downward motion."
When asked why, Kinnel said that he had "had a really bad day," the citation read.
The dog was taken to a clinic and treated for a laceration that required multiple staples.
Another citation reports that Kinnel went on to "unlawfully threatened to commit a crime to result in the death or serious physical injury to another person" that same night.
Kinnel is charged with one count of torture of a dog or cat, one count of third-degree terrorist threatening, second-degree criminal mischief, and resisting arrest.
He is housed in the Fayette County Detention Center.
